Hi Carol I was just getting my e-mail and you are the first person I have heard mention Mafeking. My mother is from Mafeking and I was also born around there (Swan River). I will ask my mother about your post. Caroline ----- Original Message ----- From: Carol Lylyk <clylyk@telusplanet.net> To: <CAN-MB-WINNIPEG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 28, 2000 10:40 PM Subject: [MBWINNIPEG-L] Canadian Northern Railway. > I am looking for some information on a Lumber Mill that was located in Mafeking, Manitoba. Originally it was owned by the Canadian Northern Railway and was used to supply bridge planks and ties for > the rail line to Hudson Bay Junction, Sask. It was sold to Muchenbackers in 1908. > > After my grandfather immigrated to Canada and homesteaded near Benito in the Swan River Valley he supplemented his farming by working at the lumber mill as a cook. > > If anyone has any information on this mill or could suggest where I might find out something I would be very grateful. TIA > > Carol Lylyk > Calgary, > > > ==== CAN-MB-WINNIPEG Mailing List ==== > Visit Winnipeg District, Manitoba GenWeb Project > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mbwinnip/ > >